VMFAT-101 Visiting Long Beach Airport
The sound of military jets could be heard all over the city of Long Beach, California during the Labor Day weekend. The source of that sound was Marine Flight Attack Training Squadron VMFAT-101 know...
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THE FIRST NIGHTHAWKS
by William B. Scott Depicting a symbolic nighthawk in flight and worn on a man’s suit lapel, it’s just a small, innocuous silver pin. But a red ruby in the hawk’s eye silently...
Meet the C.O.
This is the first in a series, where we informally sit down and speak with the Commanding Officer of various military units. Simply called the C.O. he/she is responsible for everything, and I do...
Flying Legend – Betty “Tack” Blake – WASP Class 43-1
Last weekend I had the honor once again to meet up with Ms. Betty “TACK ” Blake. The recent visit of the EAA‘s B-17 Aluminum Overcast brought out many WWII Vets, Blake, among the...
